Pregnancy is an amazing and unique time in a woman's life. Your body undergoes enormous physical changes as well as intense emotional ones.  Acupuncture treatments during pregnancy are designed to complement the care you are already receiving from your obstetrician or midwife, and are very beneficial in alleviating some common symptoms associated with pregnancy. Our treatments offer safe and natural relief for common pregnancy ailments and help to empower a woman during this delicate time.  In addition, acupuncture can help prepare a woman's body for labor by relaxing pelvic muscles, calming anxiety and increasing energy. Our team is knowledgeable and experienced in working with women as they transition into mother-hood, and can offer suggestions and reassurance to pregnant women throughout trimesters and as they approach their due date.  Some conditions that acupuncture can help with during pregnancy include:

• Back Pain
• Swollen Feet/Ankles
• Morning Sickness/Nausea
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Heart Burn
• Hemorrhoids
• Anxiety
• Preparation for Delivery after Week 37
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

"Erin was instrumental during my 63-hour labor with my son. She was able to help me stay focused and gently guide my husband and I as we worked through the labor. Her acupuncture skills were instrumental in helping my labor stay consistent and progress. She stayed with us throughout the 63 hours and I think she slept even less than I did, and still remained cheerful and positive. She has a gently yet strong and focused energy that was like a beacon during labor. Her post-partum care with acupuncture and herbal formulas helped me recover quickly and feel great. I highly recommend her for acupuncture, herbal medicine and doula services."
-Stacey, 30, mother to Owen

Doula Services

At the Berkley Center for Women's Health we have two Labor Doula's -Erin and Klara- who often work together in providing unconditional emotional, physical, and informational support to women and their families during labor and delivery. When necessary and desired, packages for massage therapy and acupuncture support during the final trimester of pregnancy and labor & delivery are available.

 

For more information on the benefits of acupuncture during labor & delivery, click here.